A blog by Carl Kruse

Another Memorial Day Wish

It is Memorial Day once again in the U.S.A., that time the nation honors its soldiers who died in combat. As I do every Memorial Day, I take some time to reflect on war and death, wishing that in some future — which seems impossibly distant — we no longer see people of any country killed in war, and that we see an end to wars themselves. Until that unforeseen and far-off day I hope that governments place the lives of soldiers in harm’s way sparingly, only in the utmost of need and for the highest purpose. This wish might seem like fairy-tale dreaming, but cannibalism was also common long ago and nowadays is viewed with disgust. My hope is we could eventually do away with war.

A Memorial Day Wish From Carl Kruse

Perhaps one day we could also create a Memorial Day saluting those who move humanity forward in peaceful and wonderful ways, a rather tangential idea on what also might be decent to honor during this moment of reflection.